Donald D. Hensrud, M.D., M.P.H., is a consultant in the Division of General Internal Medicine at Mayo Clinic in Minnesota, with joint appointments in the Division of Endocrinology and the Division of Preventive Medicine. He previously served as Chair, Division of Preventive Medicine, Director of the Mayo Clinic Executive Health Program, and Director of the Mayo Clinic Healthy Living Program. He joined the staff of Mayo Clinic in 1992 and holds the academic rank of Associate Professor of Preventive Medicine and Nutrition at Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science.
His career interests have combined nutrition, weight management, and prevention. He is the author of more than 70 academic articles and over 20 book chapters and books, including co-editor of the medical text Clinical Preventive Medicine, a premiere reference in the field of preventive medicine.
Dr. Hensrud has contributed to lay health education as medical editor of The Mayo Clinic Guide to Healthy Living; The New Mayo Clinic Cookbook, which won a James Beard Foundation Award; and the #1 New York Times bestseller, The Mayo Clinic Diet. He wrote a monthly health column for Fortune magazine for over three years and has appeared on The Today Show, The CBS Early Show, Good Morning America, The Martha Stewart Show, Dr. Oz, and news programs from all the major networks. He speaks widely on health topics.
In recognition of his achievements, Dr. Hensrud has received many awards, including the President Charles E. Kupchella Preventive Medicine and Wellness Award, conferred by the University of North Dakota, and the Top 40 Alumnus award, conferred by the University of Alabama at Birmingham on the 40th Anniversary of the UAB School of Health Related Professions. He is consistently listed in the Best Doctors in America.
Dr. Hensrud received his B.S. from the University of North Dakota, M.D. from the University of Hawaii, M.P.H. from the University of Minnesota, and M.S. in nutrition sciences from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. He completed residency training in internal medicine and fellowship training in preventive medicine at Mayo Clinic and completed a clinical nutrition fellowship at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Dr. Hensrud is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine, the American Board of Preventive Medicine, and the American Board of Physician Nutrition Specialists, of which he is a past president.
Dr. Hensrud is a fellow of the American College of Physicians and The Obesity Society. He served on the board of the Wellness Council of America, a nonprofit organization that is one of the nation’s premier resources for workplace wellness.
